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Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done Audio CD – Unabridged, Sept. 12 2017

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Year after year, readers pulled me aside at events and said, “I’ve never had a problem starting. I’ve started a million things, but I never finish them. Why can’t I finish?

According to studies, 92 percent of New Year’s resolutions fail. You’ve practically got a better shot at getting into Juilliard to become a ballerina than you do at finishing your goals.

For years, I thought my problem was that I didn’t try hard enough. So I started getting up earlier. I drank enough energy drinks to kill a horse. I hired a life coach and ate more superfoods. Nothing worked, although I did develop a pretty nice eyelid tremor from all the caffeine. It was like my eye was waving at you, very, very quickly.

Then, while leading a thirty-day online course to help people work on their goals, I learned something surprising: The most effective exercises were not those that pushed people to work harder. The ones that got people to the finish line did just the opposite— they took the pressure off.

Why? Because the sneakiest obstacle to meeting your goals is not laziness, but perfectionism. We’re our own worst critics, and if it looks like we’re not going to do something right, we prefer not to do it at all. That’s why we’re most likely to quit on day two, “the day after perfect”—when our results almost always underperform our aspirations.

The strategies in this book are counterintuitive and might feel like cheating. But they’re based on studies conducted by a university researcher with hundreds of participants. You might not guess that having more fun, eliminating your secret rules, and choosing something to bomb intentionally works. But the data says otherwise. People who have fun are 43 percent more successful! Imagine if your diet, guitar playing, or small business was 43 percent more successful just by following a few simple principles.

If you’re tired of being a chronic starter and want to become a consistent finisher, you have two options: You can continue to beat yourself up and try harder, since this time that will work. Or you can give yourself the gift of done.

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English
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Penguin Audio
Publication date

Sept. 12 2017
Dimensions

12.95 x 2.79 x 14.99 cm
ISBN-10

0525499288
ISBN-13

978-0525499282
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Audio; Unabridged edition (Sept. 12 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0525499288
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0525499282
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 127 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.95 x 2.79 x 14.99 cm

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JON ACUFF is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including his Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller, Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done. He’s an INC Magazine Top 100 Leadership speaker and has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences and companies around the world including: FedEx, Nissan, Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, Chick-fil-A, Nokia, and Comedy Central. His large and highly engaged social media following includes nearly 300,000 Twitter followers, more than 187,000 Facebook followers, more than 125,000 Instagram followers, and more than 90,000 email subscribers who look to him for his unique blend of humor, honesty, and hope. He lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife and two teenage daughters. His latest book, Soundtracks, will be available nationwide April 6, 2021.

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This book is a must have!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 29, 2020

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This book is amazing in so many ways!! It approaches goal setting, reaching, and, more importantly, how to proceed once you reached your goal! I had listened to the audiobook earlier this year and it was so good that I decided to borrow the physical book from the library, but then I realized that this book is a must have, so I purchased my own. There's so much to come back to! Definitely recommend it!

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David

The future belongs to the finishers

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 6, 2019

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In my year of wanting to read 50 books I somewhat ironically started with the book Finish. A book that doesn’t focus on setting goals or starting strong, but a book that helps you reframe your goals and desires and take a more realistic approach to finishing. Today may belong to the starters, but the future belongs to the finishers. A great and interesting read on reaching goals.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 3, 2021

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Great book .. loved it

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 1, 2020

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Very insightful and helpful! I would highly recommend this book to anyone who struggles with the problem of finishing projects

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 16, 2017

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This book is full of wit, charm and practical ideas to get you to FINISH projects. It explores the why you start and don't complete things, it also explains the importance of finishing. Really enjoyed it. Excellent read. Needs to read by anyone who starts but can't commit to the end.

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K. Wilson

Beyond Fabulous (and hilariously entertaining) Wisdom

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 14, 2017

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Incredibly fabulous read! My heart has been made full in this profound wisdom, made palatable by Jon's hilarious humour (redundant terms, I freely acknowledge)!

I have studied and researched this topic for years, but have never seen it from Jon's insightful (and did I mention, humourous?) perspective.

Major thumbs-up!

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Lynnette

looks good

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 7, 2020

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arrived in good condition. looking forward to reading it

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Sue Laliberte

Ready to grow and live fully?

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 19, 2017

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Unique. Honest. And scary. And that's why you need to read and follow the advice in this book. I've studied many goal books - this is the first to really help and the last one I'll need to use. Get it - and you'll get it.

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Alison M

Easy fast read, and funny.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 27, 2020

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This was possibly one of THE most useful books I’ve read in a long time. Fresh from reading Stop Getting In Your Own Way, which was also very good, this was a more digestible read and the interjection of humour helped me to internalise the info a bit better. Would recommend.

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MJ

Good book - poor quality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 21, 2020

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I bought it as a gift for my mother. My comments are mostly about the quality.
It's printed on a cheap yellowish paper. I have a cheaper books using better paper.
I paid more to have a hardcover version. It's hardcover but the visual cover is just a printed paper.

With regard to the content. I liekd it but probably it can be reduced to 100 pages.

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Superb!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 13, 2019

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Bought the Kindle version. Highlighted a lot! I love Jon's talent for knowing how I work/think, it's like he can read my mind. I feel an inner shift! Also love his sense of humour. Best self help book I've read!

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Mr Collingwood

A great encouragement to get things done

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 30, 2017

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I really enjoyed this book. Jon Acuff is funny yet practical in his writing. This book has made me pick up things that have been on the shelf for too long. I highly recommend it.

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Aileen

Ironically, it took me a while to finish

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 20, 2018

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I really enjoyed it, but I would recommend getting a physical copy. There are a lot of ‘actions’ to be taken and even though you can bookmark on Phones etc, it seems like it might have been easier to read it with a physical book.
I’ll definitely be re-reading it :)

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